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Thought I was going through menopause

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Tuesday, August 14, 2012 | 0 comments

I am 45 years old and just found out I am pregnant this is my second pregnancy and I thought I was going through menopause, it wasn't menopause I was experiencing - I was pregnant.

At first I was very scared since I had bleed twice. I have a 8 year old daughter and 5 year old son.

I was 40 1/2 years old when I had him, easy pregnancy no complications and he was a healthy baby.

I am now divorced - the father of my baby wants me to have an abortion, however, abortion is not for me.

I bled again last week and on Monday all was well.

I am getting very excited, however, being only 7 weeks pregnant I am still scared.

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About Catherine: I am mom to three grown sons, two grandchildren and two rescue dogs. After years of raising my boys as a single mom, I remarried a wonderful man who had never had a child of his own. Unexpectedly, I found myself pregnant at 49!
Sadly we lost that precious baby at 8 weeks, and decided to try again. Five more losses, turned down for donor egg, foster care and adoption due to my age and losses - we have accepted that there will be no more babies in our house.

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